Cioppino is a fish stew originating in San Francisco, California. It is made with a mixture of fish and shellfish in a tomato broth seasoned with onion and garlic. It is an Italian-American dish and is related to various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cuisine, especially buridda.
The name derives from Ligurian cioppin and the Genoese dialect ciuppin, both meaning a fish stew.